Gwen Donovan

Graduated from the University of Vermont College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Burlington, Vermont, with a certificate in Accelerated Integrative Health and Wellness Coaching, completing 88 contact hours on April 15, 2024

• Lived at and worked, seven days a week for a month, for Satchidananda Ashram Yogaville: Up 4:30am daily, meditation, yoga; Worked in kitchen preparing vegan meals for 200 residents; performed housekeeping for the residents, staff and ashram; engaged in yoga philosophy, meditation, group classes and individualized sessions; did required reading.

• Taught and choreographed water, hybrid yoga, pilates, Egoscue classes to adults and children at the YMCA, Cocoa, Viera and Titusville, Florida, and worked as a certified personal trainer.

• Designed, choreographed, conducted personal training and up to 20 classes a week in Pilates, yoga, water aerobics, fitness classes for adults and children. Ran my own fitness business Got Core? for which I procured a federal trademark and marketed to gym, health and wellness facilities, assisted living facilities, business and individual clients, establishing a solid customer and client base.

• Launched a $25 million boutique gym renovation project for Quail Lodge, an elite resort and country club, Carmel Valley, California. Conducted fitness testing, designed fitness and wellness programs for country club members, California residents, hotel guests and specialized group sales' guests. Participated in marketing of new gym. Created and ran private Pilates/Yoga/Fitness programs. Personal Training

• Designed, choreographed, ran low-impact aerobics classes, STEP, weight training classes, water classes in the Spanish Bay Resort pool as well as the Beach Club pool for members, golfers and celebrities who visited the clubs.

Designed, choreographed and built personalized and group fitness programs for military students at these two elite educational facilities.

• Edited and paginated Monterey Herald newspaper along with a handful of other copy editors; also worked full time later on as an editorial assistant, creating, writing columns and stories.

• Wrote, edited, broadcast Baroque and Eggs, a morning news and classical music program.

• Wrote and produced news and feature programs for this sports station.

• News reporter; staff writer; covered general assignment, special stories, county and county courthouse.